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We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

5-minute Fudge

January 30, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Candy	16	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Box, 1-lb powdered sugar
1/2	c	Cocoa
1/4		up to
1/2	c	Milk, sometimes 1/4 c is not
		enough so I put the rest
		as
		needed in after it is
		cooked
1		Stick margarine
1/2	t	Vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS

From: sue@ccrwest.org (Susan DeMeritt)  Date: 2 Feb 1995 12:35:04 -0000
For those of you who like fudge and  do not like the mess and fuss of
boiling the chocolate down and  checking the temp., etc., you will love
this recipe for 5-minute  fudge. (I learned this at a Tupperware party
about 2-3 years ago). My  family loves it.  Mix sugar and coca together
thoroughly in large microwavable bowl.  Pour milk in sugar mixture but
do not mix.  Set the stick of  margarine right on top of the mixture.
Microwave on high for 2 1/2  minutes. After the mixture comes out of
the microwave, mix well and  add vanilla.  If it seems to dry this is
when you would add the extra milk if  needed. (However, if it is not
too dry do not add extra milk as it  will become to thin and it will
not solidify. If for some reason you  do add too much milk and it gets
too runny then you can use the  mixture on top of ice cream.)  At this
point you can add nuts or whatever else you like in your  fudge. Put
the fudge out on a plate that is covered with aluminum  foil.  Put in
the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes.  It will solidify  pretty quickly.
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 94 Calories From Fat: 60 Total Fat: 6.8g Cholesterol: 18.3mg Sodium: 117.1mg Potassium: 104.1mg Carbohydrates: 1.8g Fiber: <1g Sugar: <1g Protein: 7.4g